One of the joys of using my C64 Ultimate has been returning to a time before this kind of AI shite

But it is ultimately Just Another RPG (not derogatory!)

Grief and tragedy of a shocking nature becoming so big and frequent and in your face all the time that it becomes almost boring, explaining the characters' dead-eyed, muted reactions to everything around them.

I can see how the story can appeal to people. I didn't really appreciate certain choices until after I stopped playing and thought about it.

half-remembering a meme about how if you ignore the environment or assume it to be equal you'd come to the conclusion that most popes have been italian because of some genetic predisposition towards popery present in the people of italy. in isolation IQ tests are basically just that